families and not know how to deal with the unfair debt tax. more american energy means more american jobs. energy projects in the united states we have held back by federal obstacle of all kinds. the keystone xl pipeline has been hanging in the balance because president obama has been unwilling to move forward on what should have been an easy decision. republicans hope to work across the aisle to solve these other challenges facing america. in the next few days leaders have important responsibilities to work together to do just that. unless congress and the president act immediately, every american will be forced to pay for the largest tax hike in our nation's history on january the first. the federal government and defense workers will undergo across the board budgetary cuts. these are the cuts that president obama promised during the campaign would never take effect. we can do this in a much smarter way. economists have continually warned that going over the fiscal cliff will lead to a devastating job losses at a time when american families